As for hams being the ones to perfect technology and hand it to 'them', hasn't been the case in the last forty years, if not longer. VHF repeaters came out of the commercial service in the 60s, packet evolved out of x.25 protocol. How many digital systems are there out there, how many are surplused commercial kit?
+1 to that comment.
Ham radio, especially these days, is about as cutting edge as the thick edge of a doorstop.
Amateur radio, thanks to the crusty dinosaurs that currently inhabit the hobby, was left in the dust technology-wise decades ago. Hams would rather hold onto archaic modes such as packet and CW than embrace digital.... they're too busy crying about the good ol' days than looking forward.
N2PYS said:
As Far as your earlier reply about your Employer getting itchy and scratchy about you being involved in the "scanner Scene" they employ you for X number of hours per day,but you are always a Federally Licensed Amateur Radio Operator and that trumps there desires unless the day you where Hired they had you sign a legal binding notarized in front of a judge NON Disclosure agreement regarding radio technology and computer technology in current and all future use Which would be a joke because everything that they have as far as radio and computer interfacing and mobile data terminals and all that stuff WE the Amateur community pioneered and perfected and gave to them,so they would be saying stop innovation, stop technology here and call it a day. Just my two cents worth
That's quite possibly the most ridiculous argument I've ever heard.
It's the same sort of thinking that leads people to believe that paying income tax is unconstitutional, a judge has no authority in a courtroom displaying a gold fringed flag, Obama's a muslim, etc.
Jay has *every* right to protect his job over revealing information about the PS agency that he works for. Waving his ham ticket in front of his bosses after finding himself at a termination meeting would probably get him shown the door faster, and wouldn't hold up in *any* board of labour tribunal.
Jay's employer doesn't want him to get involved in talking about the system that employs him, and he's taken the very responsible position of abiding by their wishes. Bravo to him -- it's a sense of responsibility that's sadly lacking in the scanning hobby.